diff --git a/tests/external_test.sh b/tests/external_test.sh
index 2d77617..0f273be 100755
--- a/tests/external_test.sh
+++ b/tests/external_test.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ kill `cat ./uts-server.pid`
 
 sed "s/2020/$PORT/" tests/cfg/uts-server-ssl.cnf >$CFG
 
+sleep 1
+
 $TO ./uts-server -c $CFG -D -p ./uts-server.pid &
 
 sleep 1